May 21, 2005

Final Stats

LOS ANGELES - In the second elimination game at Easton Stadium Saturday on the campus of UCLA, the host Bruins (32-17) defeated UNLV (44-19) 4-1 . The No. 7 national seed and No. 1 regional seed Bruins put three runs up on the Rebels in the fourth and added a fourth in the fifth. UNLV's offense was held to three hits and stymied by Anjelica Seldon (21-11) and her 14 strikeouts, a season-high for UNLV. Rosa Ordaz provided the lone blemish to Seldon's pitching line with a seventh inning home run with two out.

UNLV concludes Region No. 7 with a 1-2 record. Overall, the Rebels are 17-18 in NCAA Tournament play. In regional competition, UNLV is 14-12. Against UCLA, the Rebels are 1-19 overall and 1-3.

After being held scoreless through three innings, UCLA's offense broke open the tie ball game in the fourth. Shannon Crisp (14-4) surrendered three walks and a hit in the fourth. Crisp began the inning by walking the first two batters she faced, Caitlin Benyi and Emily Zaplatosch. Jodie Legaspi sacrificed the two runners over to second and third. Kristen Dedmon singled home Benyi and moved Zaplatosch to third. Alissa Eno entered the game as a pinch runner for Dedmon and took second on a walk issued to Krista Colburn. After her third walk of the inning, Crisp was pulled for Jacque Kerrigan. The first batter Kerrigan faced dropped a single to left to bring home Zaplatosch and Eno.

In the fifth, Tara Henry reached on a bunt single. Following two outs and an advancement to second base by Henry, Legaspi singled home Henry for the fourth run of the game.

With UNLV down to its final out, Ordaz deposited a Seldon offering to center field. The home run was the third for Ordaz on the season and second in as many days in the Tournament. In the three days, Ordaz hit a team-high .455 with three extra-base hits (a double and two home runs) and five RBI.

UCLA advances to play Cal State Fullerton on Sunday at noon. In order to advance to the NCAA Super Regionals against the winner of the No. 10 Regional, held in Athens, Ga., UCLA must win two games against Fullerton. Fullerton only needs one win, as they are 2-0, thus far in the UCLA Regional.

Game Notes:

-UNLV ends the year with 44 wins, the third-best total since the program's rebirth in 1985.

-UNLV concludes the NCAA Regionals with a 1-2 record. It was the eighth appearance by a Rebel squad since the 1990 run to the College World Series.

-Jacque Kerrigan ends her UNLV career with her name listed in every major pitching category for a season and a career. For the 2005 season, she is first in appearances (52) and saves (5). She is second in starts (42) and wins (29). She is fourth in strikeouts (201), fifth in innings pitched (262.1) and tied for seventh in complete games (28) and shutouts (9). In career records, she is tops in appearances (169), games started (134) and saves (11). She ranks second in complete games (88), innings pitched (860.1), strikeouts (670) and wins (73).